Old Town Square, Prague, Prague

One of Prague's most famous attractions, the Town Hall, stands guard at the square's southeast corner. The view of the city from its tower is unparalleled. The people of that time used the proceeds from the beer tax to fund its construction in 1338. It has not been a town hall since 1945 due to the severe damage it sustained during WWII, but it hosts various cultural events. The catacombs beneath the town hall and the town hall's tower are notable among its historic halls.

Ladislav Šaloun made the monument out of stone and bronze. It is one of the most important Art Nouveau sculptures in Prague. Finishing in 1915, celebrated Czech reformer Jan Hus' 500th death anniversary. It is seen as a symbol of the Czech people's independence. A hundred years before Luther, Jan Hus preached that the Catholic Church should be changed. In 1415, he was burned alive at the stake for this. His death four years later led to the first defence of Prague and the 18-year Hussite Wars that followed.

Teyn Church is right across the street from the Old Town Hall. The building occurred between the middle of the 14th century and the start of the 16th. It is one of Prague's most important Gothic sacral buildings. The building was still on time because the wooden beams that were supposed to be for the roof truss were used to make gallows instead. The roof could finally be finished 20 years later. Before the 1600s, the two towers, which were named Adam and Eve, still needed to be finished.

If you want to explore one of the famous art galleries in Prague, then The National Gallery is one. This is Europe's only older art gallery outside of Paris. Its permanent shows happen in several Prague buildings. One of them is the Baroque Goltz-Kinsky Palace on Old Town Square. It has art from Islamic cultural circles as well as Asia and Africa. The palace was home to a humanist high school that taught in German. Franz Kafka and his longtime friend Max Brod went there many years ago.